World Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
In this photo provided by the World Jewish Congress, Tova Friedman, an 82-year-old Polish-born Holocaust survivor, holds a photograph of herself as a child with her mother, who also survived the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, in New York, Friday, Dec.13, 2019. (World Jewish Congress via AP)
![In this photo provided by the World Jewish Congress, Tova Friedman, an 82-year-old Polish-born Holocaust survivor, holds a photograph of herself as a child with her mother, who also survived the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, in New York, Friday, Dec.13, 2019. (World Jewish Congress via AP) In this photo provided by the World Jewish Congress, Tova Friedman, an 82-year-old Polish-born Holocaust survivor, holds a photograph of herself as a child with her mother, who also survived the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, in New York, Friday, Dec.13, 2019. (World Jewish Congress via AP) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106703460_0:0:2000:1125_600x0_80_0_1_4d5db9a0290dbf06323015780c8fc0cb.jpg)
In this photo provided by the World Jewish Congress, Tova Friedman, an 82-year-old Polish-born Holocaust survivor, holds a photograph of herself as a child with her mother, who also survived the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, in New York, Friday, Dec.13, 2019. (World Jewish Congress via AP)
Museum intern Jenna Berger uses paint to prepare the walls for the exhibit "Anne Frank: A Private Photo Album," Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at the Holocaust Museum Houston. Anne Frank's diary was published after the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
![Museum intern Jenna Berger uses paint to prepare the walls for the exhibit "Anne Frank: A Private Photo Album," Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at the Holocaust Museum Houston. Anne Frank's diary was published after the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Museum intern Jenna Berger uses paint to prepare the walls for the exhibit "Anne Frank: A Private Photo Album," Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at the Holocaust Museum Houston. Anne Frank's diary was published after the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106703633_0:0:2000:1303_600x0_80_0_1_1729b47f9a8839b77cd45214059e16e7.jpg)
Museum intern Jenna Berger uses paint to prepare the walls for the exhibit "Anne Frank: A Private Photo Album," Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at the Holocaust Museum Houston. Anne Frank's diary was published after the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
![Переживший Холокост Эдвард Мосберг из Нью-Джерси и его внучка Джордана Каргер прогуливаются по бывшему немецкому нацистскому лагерю смерти, Польша Переживший Холокост Эдвард Мосберг из Нью-Джерси и его внучка Джордана Каргер прогуливаются по бывшему немецкому нацистскому лагерю смерти, Польша - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106703286_0:0:3081:2047_600x0_80_0_1_4c3b8229ad302bc194358c298287f00c.jpg)
A picture taken on April 20, 2020, shows a view of the cieling in the Hall of Names, bearing names and pictures of Jewish Holocaust victims, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
![A picture taken on April 20, 2020, shows a view of the cieling in the Hall of Names, bearing names and pictures of Jewish Holocaust victims, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) A picture taken on April 20, 2020, shows a view of the cieling in the Hall of Names, bearing names and pictures of Jewish Holocaust victims, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106703807_0:0:3072:2048_600x0_80_0_1_535f92534d8640914a09cada6444bee5.jpg)
A picture taken on April 20, 2020, shows a view of the cieling in the Hall of Names, bearing names and pictures of Jewish Holocaust victims, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
In this January 18, 2012, photo, Ultra Orthodox Jewish holocaust survivors hold a weekly meeting at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the religious neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. It's a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history? Members of Israel's most devout group are unbowed in their faith. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
![In this January 18, 2012, photo, Ultra Orthodox Jewish holocaust survivors hold a weekly meeting at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the religious neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. It's a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history? Members of Israel's most devout group are unbowed in their faith. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) In this January 18, 2012, photo, Ultra Orthodox Jewish holocaust survivors hold a weekly meeting at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the religious neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. It's a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history? Members of Israel's most devout group are unbowed in their faith. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106703980_0:0:2342:1480_600x0_80_0_1_0a7a19f1b3fcb8a2b38d51e817d0cef2.jpg)
In this January 18, 2012, photo, Ultra Orthodox Jewish holocaust survivors hold a weekly meeting at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the religious neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. It's a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history? Members of Israel's most devout group are unbowed in their faith. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
The travel document of Joseph Stripounsky, who was 17 when he fled Belgium with his family, is shown at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.
![The travel document of Joseph Stripounsky, who was 17 when he fled Belgium with his family, is shown at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The travel document of Joseph Stripounsky, who was 17 when he fled Belgium with his family, is shown at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106704153_0:0:3394:2048_600x0_80_0_1_11311f4d042ca2d5537ca330a88e7df1.jpg)
The travel document of Joseph Stripounsky, who was 17 when he fled Belgium with his family, is shown at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.
Simon Glasberg, 81, of Ottawa, Canada, left, wipes his eyes as he hugs his sister Hilda Shlick, 75, from Ashdod, Israel, during their meeting at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, Monday Sept. 18, 2006. The two siblings were reunited after 65 years thanks to Hilda's grandchildrens' search in the database of Holocaust victims' names.
![Simon Glasberg, 81, of Ottawa, Canada, left, wipes his eyes as he hugs his sister Hilda Shlick, 75, from Ashdod, Israel, during their meeting at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, Monday Sept. 18, 2006. The two siblings were reunited after 65 years thanks to Hilda's grandchildrens' search in the database of Holocaust victims' names. Simon Glasberg, 81, of Ottawa, Canada, left, wipes his eyes as he hugs his sister Hilda Shlick, 75, from Ashdod, Israel, during their meeting at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, Monday Sept. 18, 2006. The two siblings were reunited after 65 years thanks to Hilda's grandchildrens' search in the database of Holocaust victims' names. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106704326_0:0:3126:2048_600x0_80_0_1_9d95cbf470c0185461394a77a9a7d7b2.jpg)
Simon Glasberg, 81, of Ottawa, Canada, left, wipes his eyes as he hugs his sister Hilda Shlick, 75, from Ashdod, Israel, during their meeting at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, Monday Sept. 18, 2006. The two siblings were reunited after 65 years thanks to Hilda's grandchildrens' search in the database of Holocaust victims' names.
![Фотографии тысяч людей, нашедших убежище в Бразилии во время Холокоста, в Мемориале жертв Холокоста в Рио-де-Жанейро Фотографии тысяч людей, нашедших убежище в Бразилии во время Холокоста, в Мемориале жертв Холокоста в Рио-де-Жанейро - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106704499_0:0:3071:2048_600x0_80_0_1_466cea0ea11d551ce62c560910a3851d.jpg)
![Эстель Сапир показывает фотографию своего покойного отца Джозефа Сапира, жертвы лагеря смерти во время Второй мировой войны, во время пресс-конференции в Нью-Йорке, 1998 год Эстель Сапир показывает фотографию своего покойного отца Джозефа Сапира, жертвы лагеря смерти во время Второй мировой войны, во время пресс-конференции в Нью-Йорке, 1998 год - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106704672_0:0:1988:1408_600x0_80_0_1_75630aac8a5a0ebfb19828e64b5aa83d.jpg)
Backdropped by a projection of Holocaust victims, a choir performs during the official opening ceremony for the new Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, March 15, 2005. Leaders and dignitaries from some 40 countries attended the opening of a US$56 million museum that focuses on the personal tragedies of the six million Jews who perished by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
![Backdropped by a projection of Holocaust victims, a choir performs during the official opening ceremony for the new Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, March 15, 2005. Leaders and dignitaries from some 40 countries attended the opening of a US$56 million museum that focuses on the personal tragedies of the six million Jews who perished by the Nazis in the Holocaust. Backdropped by a projection of Holocaust victims, a choir performs during the official opening ceremony for the new Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, March 15, 2005. Leaders and dignitaries from some 40 countries attended the opening of a US$56 million museum that focuses on the personal tragedies of the six million Jews who perished by the Nazis in the Holocaust. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106704845_0:0:2200:1199_600x0_80_0_1_a1ef7a0046216f7e7a593ba6303c12fd.jpg)
Backdropped by a projection of Holocaust victims, a choir performs during the official opening ceremony for the new Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, March 15, 2005. Leaders and dignitaries from some 40 countries attended the opening of a US$56 million museum that focuses on the personal tragedies of the six million Jews who perished by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
In this January 25, 2012, photo, Holocaust survivor Alex Seidenfeld, 82, is photographed with a projection of himself on a wall at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem.
![In this January 25, 2012, photo, Holocaust survivor Alex Seidenfeld, 82, is photographed with a projection of himself on a wall at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. In this January 25, 2012, photo, Holocaust survivor Alex Seidenfeld, 82, is photographed with a projection of himself on a wall at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106705018_0:0:3129:2048_600x0_80_0_1_37e2eca126eb4d0b9bbca78ff1d1d964.jpg)
In this January 25, 2012, photo, Holocaust survivor Alex Seidenfeld, 82, is photographed with a projection of himself on a wall at the Misgav Lakashish seniors' club in the orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem.
Larger-than-life portraits by Italian photographer Luigi Toscano line a fence bordering United Nations headquarters, January 23, 2018, in New York. The images are part of the exhibition "Survivors, Victims and Perpetrators," in conjunction with the Lest We Forget project, commemorating Holocaust victims and survivors. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
![Larger-than-life portraits by Italian photographer Luigi Toscano line a fence bordering United Nations headquarters, January 23, 2018, in New York. The images are part of the exhibition "Survivors, Victims and Perpetrators," in conjunction with the Lest We Forget project, commemorating Holocaust victims and survivors. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Larger-than-life portraits by Italian photographer Luigi Toscano line a fence bordering United Nations headquarters, January 23, 2018, in New York. The images are part of the exhibition "Survivors, Victims and Perpetrators," in conjunction with the Lest We Forget project, commemorating Holocaust victims and survivors. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106705191_0:0:3051:2048_600x0_80_0_1_14178ce894446f2f83c817ddf2fa3a92.jpg)
Larger-than-life portraits by Italian photographer Luigi Toscano line a fence bordering United Nations headquarters, January 23, 2018, in New York. The images are part of the exhibition "Survivors, Victims and Perpetrators," in conjunction with the Lest We Forget project, commemorating Holocaust victims and survivors. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Holocaust survivors Constantin Constantin, left, 67, and his wife Floarea Panciu, 65, pose in the front of their house in Cornetu, Romania, July 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Alexandru Alexe)
![Holocaust survivors Constantin Constantin, left, 67, and his wife Floarea Panciu, 65, pose in the front of their house in Cornetu, Romania, July 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Alexandru Alexe) Holocaust survivors Constantin Constantin, left, 67, and his wife Floarea Panciu, 65, pose in the front of their house in Cornetu, Romania, July 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Alexandru Alexe) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106705364_0:0:2000:1393_600x0_80_0_1_0607d691f233a3570f94446e8b614e99.jpg)
Holocaust survivors Constantin Constantin, left, 67, and his wife Floarea Panciu, 65, pose in the front of their house in Cornetu, Romania, July 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Alexandru Alexe)
Photos from the permanent collection of the Holocaust Victims Memorial are on display on the first day it opened to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 19, 2023. The museum tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
![Photos from the permanent collection of the Holocaust Victims Memorial are on display on the first day it opened to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 19, 2023. The museum tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Photos from the permanent collection of the Holocaust Victims Memorial are on display on the first day it opened to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 19, 2023. The museum tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106705537_0:0:3071:2048_600x0_80_0_1_a30b1975058d5c17410679341e590db2.jpg)
Photos from the permanent collection of the Holocaust Victims Memorial are on display on the first day it opened to the public in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 19, 2023. The museum tells the stories of the thousands of people who took refuge in Brazil during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Jewish Holocaust survivors with their relatives cover themselves from the rain before the start of the ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem in 2005, on Holocaust remembrance day, at the start of the annual commemorations for victims of the Nazi genocide. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
![Jewish Holocaust survivors with their relatives cover themselves from the rain before the start of the ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem in 2005, on Holocaust remembrance day, at the start of the annual commemorations for victims of the Nazi genocide. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) Jewish Holocaust survivors with their relatives cover themselves from the rain before the start of the ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem in 2005, on Holocaust remembrance day, at the start of the annual commemorations for victims of the Nazi genocide. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/01/19/1106705710_0:0:2500:1667_600x0_80_0_1_59f60fdb6c64863ae1e4afa92146ea01.jpg)
Jewish Holocaust survivors with their relatives cover themselves from the rain before the start of the ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem in 2005, on Holocaust remembrance day, at the start of the annual commemorations for victims of the Nazi genocide. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)